She was born on April 18, 1934 in Martins Ferry, OH a daughter of the late John and Anna (Hartman) Orend. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her infant son, Jeffrey Hodgkiss, and a sister, Ann Wingate.

Dorothy was a 1952 graduate of Martins Ferry High School and Lutheran by faith.
She was a bookkeeper for Monongahela Power and Wellsburg Banking and Trust and later the treasurer and bookkeeper for the former Valley Press in Wellsburg, WV.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 27th from 6-8 P.M. and again on Monday, January 28th from 10:00 A.M. until time of services at 11:00 A.M. at the Mullenbach Funeral Home 669 Main St. Follansbee, WV, with Pastor Joy Leasure, officiating.
Interment will follow in Riverview Cemetery in Martins Ferry, OH.